Week 10- November 9th - *ONLINE

These assignments/postings are “due” by Monday, November 12.


Objectives: Promoting Comprehension: Text Factors

*This chapter talks about narrative, nonfiction or expository, and poetry and the factors, or features, of text that, if taught, will aid in student comprehension


  1. Read Ch. 8Promoting Comprehension: Text Factors
  2. Print and read through grade 3-8 Common Core Reading standards for informational, narrative and poetry
  3. Assignment for Ch. 8 – Design a mini-lesson for a reading workshop classroom using one of the text types, and a factor of the text as your objective: (*REMEMBER this COULD and SHOULD be a part of your unit plan. Finding a way to incorporate it will allow you to be effective with your time management If you choose not to include in your unit plan, than it is a separate assignment and you still must complete.
  4. FIRST,watch the video belo on a reading mini-lesson with Rick and all the components of a good mini-lesson. It is based on theories of characters (page 211 in your text). Design your mini-lesson around a similar structure.
    • Remember mini-lesson must (see attached template)
      • remain focused with ONE explicit teaching point, based around a CCSS - It should start with SWBAT (as you have been in your unit plan)
      • include modeling, through the use of a mentor text (a picture book or other short story for modeling your text factor)
      • have scaffolding - whole group, guided practice and discussion,(which will take approx. 15 minutes in your mini-lesson)
      • independent practice for the reading time (approx. 20 minutes) - RICK's video does NOT show this component

4.Book Talks will be posted for this course – Angelica and Laura – Watch via wiki page and respond on Thinkfinity
5. Problem/Solution Do Now – Jean and Laura will post on Thinkfinity – Respond to one of the two on Thinkfinity Remember, as you did in your literacy investigation paper, try to tie in research from the text and/or other articles that you have read




Due in preparation for class on November 16 - also on Nov. 16th WIKI PAGE
Read ch. 9 – Writing Workshop
Bring “decorated” notebook
1 hour dedicated to PDG group so bring the text and any other necessary materials with you to class